We are bringing in a number of these gorgeous 2-gallon miniature roses and we will donate $5 from the purchase of each rose to the Rotarian Foundation Livermore. The Foundation provides grants to our favorite Valley non-profits needing a hand during these challenging times. The rose cost is $39.99, $5 of which will be donated.  

Rose History

Alden Lane Nursery owner, Jacquie Williams-Courtright served as the California Association of Nurserymen state president in 1996-1997. Each president is asked to select a theme for their year. She wanted to buoy the spirits of industrymen who had just experienced two challenging years so she decided that her theme would be “Everything’s Coming Up Roses”. The theme resonated with the membership and fortunately the economy was “rosier” during her year in office. 

One nurseryman took a special interest in Jacquie’s theme. Ralph Moore, world renowned plant breeder and owner of Moore’s Miniature Roses in Visalia, had known Jacquie since her time at Cal Poly where he would regularly come to teach and engage the youth of the industry. He was proud of Jacquie’s accomplishments since her graduation and wanted to recognize her contributions by naming one of his miniature roses in her honor. What a tribute!

Look around and you may see the light green ferny foliage of California Poppies sprouting, or California Buckwheat seedlings emerging in loose soil. These volunteers are a delight, and their appearance means the time is right to start a selection of the many native Sages, or Salvias, as their genus is known. The combination of warm soil, seasonal rains and milder sunlight means plant now to get a head start on establishing a good root system before next summer’s heat. Sages are members of the mint family, and as a group share some characteristics that make them terrific in the garden: aromatic foliage; showy, pollinator favorite flowers; and deer resistance. Here are some drought tolerant selections to add to your landscape:

Hummingbird Sage – A low spreader which grows up to a foot tall, it appreciates afternoon shade. The magenta flowers are sweetly strawberry scented and are eagerly sought out by hummers.

Cleveland Sages – Very fragrant, clean scented 3′ – 4′ shrubs bloom in late spring with fantastical, stacked pom-poms of blue-purple flowers. Choose from: ‘Pozo Blue’ is neatly rounded with purple-blue flowers; ‘Winnifred Gilman’ has darker blue-violet flowers and is a true blue sage; ‘Allen Chickering’ has gray green foliage and lavender flowers.

White Sage – Gleaming silver white foliage and white to pale pink flowers are hallmarks of this scented favorite used for incense. Bees are particularly attracted to it. A compact selection grows to 2 ft.

‘Bee’s Bliss’ – Lavender blue flowers crown this low mounding shrub in spring. Leaves are somewhat fuzzy. This is a great selection to drape over a wall.

Who we are: We are a group of quilters who are gifting bed sized quilts to fire survivors from California’s most destructive fire in history. Fire survivors are suffering from total loss of homes and tangible heritage, as well as PTSD. Our quilts which they choose help fill an emotional void in their lives, and help them have happy special beds and homes at night which is when the PTSD is worst since the fire came suddenly at night with little to NO warning.

What we are NOT: We are not a 501c3 charitable organization – please contact us if you need a 501c3 charity for donation purposes, we may be able to assist with this.

Use this link to see a KPIX story on who we are and what we are doing: https://cbsloc.al/2L00M0

What we need: Completed bed sized quilts – the bigger the better! Quilts should be large enough to cover a person in a twin sized bed with some hangover on the sides (twin mattress is 39″ x 75″). If in doubt, lay down and see if your quilt will cover you to sleep!

Long Arm Quilters willing to quilt one or more quilts – We have donations of quilt tops and have exceeded our capacity to finish them.

Batting and Backing – Quilters are donating large tops to be finished, it is an expense to provide the batting and backing for these quilts. We have been offered wholesale pricing on these items and welcome cash contributions – every dollar helps finish a quilt! Wide backing in 2 yards or more cuts are welcome, as well as batting in twin-sized or larger measurements

Quilters to sew quilt tops (or completed quilts if you are able) – We have kitted up quilts available so there is no expense involved, just time and stitching energy. We also have a wish list of what people would like, so if you want to “adopt” a fire survivor’s request, we can put you in direct contact with a fire survivor and you can have the joy of making a personal gift for them. Fabric is available as we have had generous folks offering up lovely fabric to assist with the cost. We currently have a backlog of about 100 quilt requests, mostly queen and king sized. Have a stitching party with your friends and help someone along the way!

Quilt runners – we have folks from all around the state working on our quilts, perhaps you travel regularly and would be willing to be a quilt courier helping cut shipping costs for people donating quilts!

Talk to us at our booth at Alden Lane if you want to learn about our project!

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Pie Selection Ready-to-serve Boysenberry PieReady-to-serve Blackberry PieReady-to-serve Mixed Berry PieReady-to-serve Strawberry-Rhubarb PieReady-to-serve Boysenberry CobblerReady-to-serve Cherry CobblerReady-to-serve Peach CobblerPre-Frozen Boysenberry PiePre-Frozen Blackberry PiePre-Frozen Mixed Berry PiePre-Frozen Strawberry-Rhubarb PiePre-Frozen Boysenberry CobblerPre-Frozen Cherry CobblerPre-Frozen Peach Cobbler

 

This Month we enter our 7th decade of service to the Tri-Valley community!

Thursday, May 14th was our official Anniversary. We celebrated well and enjoyed seeing many who came to join us from far and near… We thank you so much for supporting us and helping us remain in the community for 60 years.

A special dinner program ensued Friday night with a wonderful collection of long standing customers, current and former employees, local garden club members, nursery industry personalities and community representatives and a marvelous meal prepared by executive chef, Joe Rodriguez and the staff of Valley Catering.  Mayor Marchand presented Jacquie with a wonderful proclamation from the City of Livermore, recognizing the many contributions Alden Lane has made to the community. It was such an honor.

On Saturday and Sunday many of our community partners joined us here to celebrate with this special anniversary, including the following:

• Lindsay Museum was here with 2 live ambassadors
• European Model Trains were running on the deck of the garden store both Saturday and Sunday.
• Livermore Amador Valley Quilters
• Daffodil Society
• Iris Society
• Livermore Amador Valley Garden Club
• Mt. Diablo Rose Society
• Livermore Art Association

All week long we had displays of memorabilia and photos from long ago as well as not so long ago.

Please leave a comment or memory below so we can stretch the celebration and stroll down Alden (memory) Lane together.